COUNSELLING SUPERVISION

Eligibility criteria for the Department of Education Supervision scheme operated by Monaghan Education Centre, and facilitated by the IGC Branch network, are as follows:

This programme is available to all Guidance Counsellors who:

a) Hold a qualification, which makes them eligible to secure appointment to a permanent post in a second level school, under the terms set out by circular letter PPT12/05, Circular 0009/2012 has replaced PPT12/05 since January.

b) deliver personal guidance counselling to second level students including those taking Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses, and

c) are employed in schools recognised by the Department of Education and Skills.

Applicants who wish to participate in the service but do not wish to become a member of the IGC are entitled to do so, but must first have their guidance qualifications verified by the qualifications and membership subcommittee of the National Executive of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors.

It may be that your contract of employment contains a provision for your place of employment to cover supervision for you.  If not, we can put you in touch with the adult supervision group that has been set up by the IGC.  Contact head office at office@igc.ie, for further details.

Each branch countrywide has a Counselling Supervision Organiser and they can be contacted through the secretary of that branch. Once your qualifications have been verified, we will put you in touch with the branch organiser of supervision and they will finalise arrangements with you. You can find the contact for the secretary of every branch countrywide here.  To have your qualifications verified prior to joining a group, please email them to office@igc.ie

Included below are a number of documents related to the provision of the Counselling Supervision service to members of the IGC:

Guidance Counselling Supervision Evaluation Report 2024 – 2025

Guidance Counselling Supervision Evaluation Report 2022 – 2023

Guidance Supervision Information Poster (Updated 2023)

Letter to Principals in participating schools

Letter to Principals in non-participating schools

Letter to Principals of  previously participating Schools

Problem Solving Protocols

Clarification on Eligibility to Attend Supervision

Branch Supervision Group Organisers

To find out who is organising Supervision for members in your Branch, go to the branch contact section of the website and click on your branch.  You will find the details of the branch supervision organiser along with all the branch officers listed there.